Fig. 1.2. Small (<200 kg) satellite launches per year from 1957 to 2017 by country. Figure reproduced from Lal et al., (2017),“Global Trends in Small Satellites”, figure E-2, with permission from the Institute for Defense Analyses. Worldwide, the number of satellites used for ...
“We are seeing steady growth in the number of satellite launches per year, but little progress has been made in increasing the lifespan of this space hardware,” Arie Halsband, Effective Space founder and CEO, said in a statement. “Our technology enables satellite owners to maximise the life...
JAXA and MHI have set a goal of six launches per year. MHI’s space segment chief, Iwao Igarashi, told reporters that the strength of the Japanese rocket launch is its reliability and on-time record and that Monday’s success was “another big progress.” The company has so far signed ...
Satellites have been rightly described as the lifeblood of the entire space industry and the number of satellites ordered or launched per year is an important defining metric of the industry's level of activity, such that trends and variability in this volume have significant strategic impact on ...
which reduce the environmental impact of satellite launches. However, the market also faces challenges such as the rising volume of satellite orbital debris in space, which poses a threat to operational satellites and requires effective management solutions. Overall, the GNSS market is expected to con...
Our satellite deployment opportunities through the International Space Station are trusted globally. Since 2011, we have coordinated the launch and deployment of hundreds of cubesats and smallsats from the Space Station. Deploying from the Space Station offers highly reliable launches with flexible launch...
In addition, the first phase of the Shandong Haiyang solid carrier rocket assembly and testing base, where the Smart Dragon 3 and other solid carrier rockets are located, is now capable of producing 10 rockets per year. The construction of the second phase of the solid carrier rocket assembly...
The mission was SpaceX’s ninth launch of 2023 and ninth launch in five weeks. If SpaceX can sustain that pace, it would translate to an average of almost 94 Falcon launches per year – just shy of Elon Musk’s goal of 100 SpaceX launches in 2023. ...
Companies are implementing various strategies, such as strategic alliances, satellite phone market forecast, partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, geographical expansion, and product/service launches, to enhance their presence in the industry. AT and T Inc.- The company offers satellite phones named So...
To support this goal, the government has included funding in the budget proposal for fiscal 2025 to increase the H3's launch capacity from the current limit of six launches per year to at least seven. This will involve expanding facilities at the Tanegashima Space Center, such as increasing fu...